Trish Paulsen (Saskatoon, SK) finished 1-4 in the 30-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Paulsen lost 8-6 to Erika Brown (Madison, WI), then responded with a 6-4 win over Crystal Webster (Calgary, AB). Paulsen went on to lose 9-6 against Saskatchewan's Heather Burnett. Paulsen lost 6-5 to Kathy O'Rourke (Charlottetown, PEI). Paulsen lost 5-3 to Jill Thurston (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 3 of the event schedule, Paulsen did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Paulsen ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.